The National Police Chief Deactivates 9 Police Officers Influenced by the Kanjuruhan Tragedy

Score808.eu.org - The National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo has removed the Malang Police Chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Ferli Hidayat as a result of the Malang Kanjuruhan tragedy that killed hundreds of Arema FC supporters.

"Tonight, the National Police Chief has made the decision to deactivate and replace the Malang Police Chief," said the Head of Public Relations of the National Police Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo, Monday, October 3, 2022.

Dedi said Ferli would be replaced by AKBP Putu Kholis Aryana. Putu Kholis previously served as the Tanjung Priok Police Chief. Ferli was placed as Pamen SSDM Polri.

Apart from removing Ferli, Dedi said that based on the order of the National Police Chief, the East Java Police Chief has also disabled 9 Danyon, Danki, and Brimob Danton.

"Danyon is on behalf of AKBP Agus Waluyo. Then Danki AKP Khas Darman, Danton Aiptu Solihin, Aiptu M Syamsul, Aiptu Ari Dwiyanto, Danki on behalf of AKP Untung, then Danton on behalf of AKP Danang, then Danton AKP Nanang, then Danton Aiptu Budi," said Dedi.

Currently, the nine of them are still in the process of being examined by the Police Team.

On this occasion, Dedi also explained that the Police had examined 20 witnesses. The police have upgraded the status from investigation to investigation. "From the results of the examination, the team conducted a case title. From the results of the case title, it increased the status of an investigation to an investigation," said Dedi.

The riots after the Arema FC vs. Persebaya match on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang caused 125 people to die. While hundreds of other people were injured.

The unfortunate incident was allegedly initiated by thousands of supporters rioting because they were disappointed that their favorite team was defeated at home. They allegedly want to pursue players and team management.

Police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. Allegedly because of panic hit by tear gas, fans panicked and tried to get out of the stadium. As a result, hundreds of victims fell allegedly due to difficulty breathing and being trampled.

Indonesia Police Watch suspected the police had violated FIFA rules by firing tear gas. According to the chairman of Indonesia Police Watch (IPW), Sugeng Teguh Santoso, FIFA has banned firearms and crowd control from being used in stadiums.

"The use of tear gas in football stadiums according to FIFA rules is prohibited. It is stated in the FIFA Stadium Safety and Security Regulations in article 19 letter b which states that it is absolutely not allowed to use firearms or crowd control gas," said Sugeng in his written statement, Sunday, October 2, 2022.

Sugeng also stated that the police fired tear gas indiscriminately at the audience. This made the audience panic so they jostled outside the stadium.